Royal patron sought by Tas soccer team

A Hobart school soccer team is making a cheeky royal pitch, hoping to attract a some princely support.

The under-11 Taroona Princes side will on Saturday perform a ceremony to publicly invite Tasmanian-born Crown Princess Mary of Denmark to be their patron, and her 11-year-old son Prince Christian to become an honorary team member.

Princess Mary was a student at Taroona High School before meeting Denmark's Crown Prince Frederik.